MSI Z490-A PRO

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	150% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C75
Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO (all builds)
Memory	60.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$240 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,134 104% 870 Pts	64-Core 2,027 125% 2,027 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$449 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5053) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 279 Parallax 184 171% 224 fps	MRender 260 Gravity 171 Splatting 140 150% 190 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SNVS1000GB 1TB 6,196 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 519GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8442101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 1450 1113 120 995 102 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,275 Write 418 Mixed 935 SusWrite 690 185% 830 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 21.9 132% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 624 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 418 311% 423 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 228%
General 262GB 188GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	0.37% Terrible	Read 1 Write 0.7 Mixed 1 SusWrite 0.7 1% 0.85 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 4% 0.13 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/32GX 2x31.5GB 2,732 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	24.5"	1280 720	HPN357E HP 25x

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $150

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,776x
Core i5-10600KIntel $129Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	2,316x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,490x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,592x
RTX 3060Nvidia $246Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,728x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,658x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $73Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	875x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $149Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	771x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $63Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	557x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	958x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	591x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	571x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $291	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369